Other Saltwater
Ocean Sunfish
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About
The Ocean Sunfish is the world's heaviest bony fish, characterized by its flattened, disc-like shape and rough skin. They are often seen basking at the surface to regulate their body temperature after deep dives.
- Average size
- Up to 10 feet long and weighing up to 2,200 lbs
- Colors
- Silver-gray to brownish-gray, sometimes with mottled patterns
- Diet
- Primarily jellyfish, but also small fish, squid, crustaceans, and algae
- Region
- Worldwide in tropical and temperate oceans